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Marker-assisted introgression of broad-spectrum blast resistance genes into the cultivated MR219 rice variety.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Jul 2017
Miah Gous, Rafii Mohd Y, Ismail Mohd R, Puteh Adam B, Rahim Harun A, Latif Mohammad A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The rice cultivar MR219 is famous for its better yield and long and fine grain quality; however, it is susceptible to blast disease. The main objective of this study was to introgress blast resistance genes into MR219 through marker-assisted selection (MAS). The rice cultivar MR219 was used as the recurrent parent, and Pongsu Seribu 1 was used as the donor. RESULTS: Marker-assisted foreground...
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